Next of kin's conceptions of the quality of care in the psychiatric setting: A phenomenographic study: Feature Article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-317

  Schröder, Agneta ^a,d   Larsson, Bodil Wilde ^b   Ahlström, Gerd ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Next of kin's perspective; Phenomenography; Psychiatric care; Qualitative method; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548543987     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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